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We had an absolute blast exploring the Silver Thread Scenic Byway this last week. Fall color was peak awesomeness and I finally got to check out North Clear Creek Falls! Ever since I first saw a photo of these falls years ago I have been wanting to visit. Now that I have I would have to call this a somewhat hidden gem that easily is one of our finest waterfalls in the state.
In some ways these falls remind me of a western Colorado version of Palouse Falls in Washington, which is high praise indeed. We see them lit here by the full moon that followed last week's lunar eclipse (which was also awesome).
Have a great weekend ahead all!
Edit: I have replaced the first version posted with this as the previous had something happen with color management and came across far too warm.
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190 Death Valley Scenic Byway
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Golden aspens along the East Fork of the Carson River in the Eastern Sierra.
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© Melissa Post 2019
The Talimena National Scenic Byway stretches through the Ouachita National Forest near Mena, Arkansas.
The green lane byway with its contrasting verges between fields of barley provided a variety of converging lines leading through the trees standing above the valley beyond.
In the landscape of the North Wessex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and also within the UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the ancient sites of Avebury and Stonehenge. Burial Barrows are sited amongst the clusters of trees.
The Peak to Peak Scenic Byway is a 55-mile (89 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties, Colorado, USA. The Peak to Peak Highway was originally built in 1918 and provides views of the Front Range mountains in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It was Colorado's first scenic highway. The Central City/Black Hawk Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.
The Peak to Peak Highway connects to the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway at Estes Park.
(Wikipedia)
Minnesota Highway 38, aka the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway.
This upsy-downsy, curvy, sometimes bumpy two-laner runs for just 47 miles from Grand Rapids to Effie, Minnesota. They have "improved" parts of the highway, but as of September 2017, there are still parts of it (like this) that do what most old highways used to do.
On the south end, Grand Rapids has numerous attractions and points of interest, including the Forest History Center and Judy Garland Museum.
On the north end, the route intersects Minnesota Highway 1, another fun old two-laner that runs from North Dakota to Lake Superior.
The awesome old road crosses the Laurentian Divide where water flows either north to Hudson's Bay or south to the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River. Part of it also goes through the Chippewa National Forest (granddaddy of the Superior National Forest) with a ranger station in Marcell.
The lakes and woods along the way provide great places for fishing, hunting, hiking, and other recreational activities. You'll find several resorts and campgrounds in both the Grand Rapids and the Marcell area.
There are points of interest and interpretive stops along the way, making it not only scenic and fun, but interesting, too. I highly recommend taking this route if you're ever up in this part of Minnesota.
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“Best kept secret off the beaten path”
We started out driving from Arches N.P. to Gran Junction, Colorado, through a few farms along Colorado River. You can be blown away by the gorge drive by the Colorado, twisty and windy at times but no problem for anyone who has driven in Europe! The colours were amazing!
Sylvan Lake, in Custer State Park, South Dakota, is a popular resort area and wedding venue.
It is located along the Peter Norbeck Byway. Roughly a figure-eight route, the byway travels through portions of Custer State Park, the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, near Mount Rushmore National Memorial and the Black Elk National Wilderness Area. Highways 16A, 244, 89 and 87 combine to create the route, A masterpiece of artistic engineering, this 70-mile byway includes spiraling bridges, hairpin curves, granite tunnels and awe-inspiring views. No wonder it was named one of the 10 Most Outstanding Byways in America.
All of the lakes in the Black Hills are manmade. Sylvan, the most popular, was featured in the 2007 Disney movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway, Washington.
Feels good to be out there at the crack of dawn again.
Since I’m not the facebooking type, I should mention here that I was honored to be invited to be a part of a group show featuring unique photos of the Space Needle at Brenda Pederson's wonderful Hammie Salon gallery during the April 8 Georgetown Art Attack.
If you’re in the neighborhood, please stop by and say hello! Relevant links:
www.facebook.com/events/391848967859792/ georgetownartattack.com/
Hiking through Red Canyon along Scenic Byway 12 in Utah.
I will be away for a few days on a girls weekend. Celebrating a 50 year friendship in the Big City!
Happy Trail Thursday and have a super Weekend!
A Beautiful weekend Along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway in Baker County Oregon.
Enjoyed a beautiful weekend along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway between the towns of Baker City and Halfway, with beautiful blue skies and amazing views of the Wallowa Mountains along the way including a stop at the Halfway Farmers Market, and some time exploring the town of halfway and surrounding century farms.
The Hells Canyon Scenic Byway is a loop that encircles the Wallowa Mountains, intersecting with Interstate 84 at Baker City and La Grande. During the fall the byway is an ideal route for exploring the regions fall foliage and autumn splendor with some great wildlife viewing opportunities along the way.
The byway is a popular destination for group tours and offers visitors a chance to experience small town Americana in small towns like Halfway, as they explore the rugged and spectacular Northeast Oregon landscape along the way.
Hwy 86 between Baker City and the Hells Canyon Dam at the bottom of the canyon is open year round providing visitors access to the deepest river gorge in North America.
To download a map of the Hells Canyon Byway and more information about this beautiful scenic drive visit www.hellscanyonbyway.com
For more information about the Hells Canyon Scenic byways or other Baker County, scenic drives, events and attractions, visit the Baker County tourism website at www.travelbakercounty.com
Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
The I. B. Perrine Bridge is four-lane truss arch span in the western United States. Located at Twin Falls, Idaho, it carries U.S. Highway 93 over the Snake River Canyon, connecting to Jerome County and Interstate 84.
The Perrine Bridge is approximately 1,500 feet (457 m) in total length, with a main span of 993 feet (303 m) and a deck height of 486 feet (148 m) above the Snake River it is the eighth highest bridge in the United States. The elevation above sea level for the bridge deck is approximately 3,600 feet (1,100 m).
The bridge is named for I. B. Perrine (1861–1943), who spearheaded the early 20th century irrigation projects in the Magic Valley region and is largely credited as the main founder of Twin Falls; a statue of Perrine is at the visitors' center at the south end of the bridge.
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Abandoned section of old Kansas Hwy 54 in the Flint Hills region between Eureka and El Dorado
note* As I turned around to return to the car is when I took the cloud picture viewed after this one.
note** brightness level -5 and Contrast level 7 edits in Flickr Photo Editor
The Essex Scenic Byway is one of the most picturesque drives in coastal New England passing through coastal towns like Salem, Marblehead, Gloucester and Rockport Massachusetts. This little fisherman's shack sits beside the marina in Rockport.
Near Shell Wyoming The Red Gulch Backcountry Byway winds its way through the hills and foothills near the foot of the Bighorn Mountains in the Bighorn Basin. Here it passes through varicolored mudstones and siltstones that belong to the Morrison Formation. Dinosaur fossils are famously found in the Morrison in several Rocky Mountain states. The Morrison was deposited in the late Jurassic (156-144 Ma). Geologists interpret these beds to have been deposited on floodplains with numerous streams and lakes lined with trees and conifers. The climate was probably warm and wet but some geoscientists postulated there may have been wet and dry season much like parts of today’s Africa.
In the photo, the Bighorn Mountains rise in the background.
This Old section of Hwy80 was once a Mother Road, it winded through the mountains near Jacumba, down to the Anza Borrego Desert far below. Later The highway was straightened and widened and this section was bypassed. Today it looks like a view of the Post Apocalyptic World.
A Beautiful Weekend Along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway in Baker County Oregon.
Enjoyed a beautiful weekend along the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway between Baker City and the Hells Canyon Dam, watching wildlife and enjoying some the first hint of fall in the Wallowa Mountains along the way including a stop at the Halfway Farmers Market, and some time exploring the towns of halfway and Richland, and surrounding century farms.
The Hells Canyon Scenic Byway is a loop that encircles the Wallowa Mountains, intersecting with Interstate 84 at Baker City and La Grande. During the fall the byway is an ideal route for exploring the regions fall foliage and autumn splendor with some great wildlife viewing opportunities along the way.
The byway is a popular destination for group tours and offers visitors a chance to experience small town Americana in small towns like Halfway, as they explore the rugged and spectacular Northeast Oregon landscape along the way.
Hwy 86 between Baker City and the Hells Canyon Dam at the bottom of the canyon is open year round providing visitors access to the deepest river gorge in North America.
To download a map of the Hells Canyon Byway and more information about this beautiful scenic drive visit www.hellscanyonbyway.com
For more information about the Hells Canyon Scenic byways or other Baker County, scenic drives, events and attractions, visit the Baker County tourism website at www.travelbakercounty.com